Senior L&D and OD Manager

Company Description

Supporting millions of Aussies since 1988 with low fees and competitive long-term performance. Profits back to members, not shareholders

Closing date: 8th October 2025

This role is open to both Sydney or Melbourne based candidates.

Please note Rest does not accept speculative resumes from recruitment agencies

Rest will review applications prior to the closing date and may close the role earlier

Job Description

Established in 1988, Rest is one of Australia's largest profit-to-member superannuation funds.

We support more than two million members, with around $100 billion of funds under management and are recognised as a responsible investment leader*. We believe when members understand and engage with their super, they're more likely to get a better retirement outcome.

Everything we do at Rest is underpinned by our values and behaviours, we want to Be Daring, Keep it Simple, Take Action and Have Grit. To put it simply we want our people to thrive and love the work they do.

As a member of the Rest People and Culture team, this role is responsible for driving the strategic development and execution of initiatives that enhance leadership, humanistic and technical capabilities and various organisational development and learning and development initiatives for the Investment team in line with the People Strategy and Investments HR plan.

This role will be pivotal in creating a world-class investment capability and high-performance investment team culture that aligns with the Rest's values and Investments strategic priorities.

Key Accountabilities:

• Partner with the Investment team to align organisational development (OD) initiatives with strategic priorities and drive engagement and performance.
• Design and deliver OD strategies and programs across culture, DE&I, talent, leadership, and engagement, in line with the People Strategy.
• Collaborate with OD and learning teams to build leadership capability and foster cross-team collaboration.
• Identify training needs and contribute to workforce planning to support current and future business success.
• Own and evolve the Investments capability framework and career pathways to support internal growth and leadership readiness.
• Lead succession planning for critical roles in partnership with the performance team.
• Curate learning content and campaigns that promote continuous development and align with business goals.
• Manage strategic OD and L&D partnerships, including Investment Managers and external providers.
• Provide expert advice to senior leaders on OD and L&D matters to enhance performance and culture.
• Oversee and manage the Investments L&D budget in collaboration with finance and budget owners.
• Facilitate team workshops and interventions, including occasional interstate travel.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships to ensure initiatives align with broader People & Culture strategies.
• Act as a trusted advisor to the Head of HR Investments, contributing to HR and L&D strategy.
• Stay informed on industry trends in OD, leadership, DE&I, and workforce planning.

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Human Resources, Organisational Development, Learning and Development, or related field.
• Significant demonstrable professional experience directly related to the role.
• Proven experience in designing and delivering organisational and learning and development programs within a complex corporate environment.
• Strong understanding of superannuation industry trends and challenges is desirable
• Experience within investments or an asset management environment is preferable.

Additional Information

Our benefits have been designed so you can tailor your experience with us and include:

• Personal and professional development opportunities
• Hybrid working
• Purchase leave scheme and gender neutral 16 weeks paid parental leave
• Super Contribution Continuation for 12 Months of parental leave
• Linkedin Learning
• Income Protection Insurance
• Rest Excellence awards (peer recognition awards based on Rest's values and behaviours)
• Rest Stops - meeting free breaks

If you share our values, believe you can help make a difference for our members and want to be part of a leading superannuation fund with a Super culture, please click Apply Now.

Rest is committed to creating a flexible work environment and culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion - where people feel welcome, safe to be themselves and inspired to do their best.

We value the different backgrounds, lived experiences and abilities our diverse team brings. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all ages, cultural backgrounds, faiths, gender identities, sexual orientations and thinking styles. This includes people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples and those with disrupted work history due to career or other breaks.

Please note only people with the right to work in Australia will be considered.

*Funds under management as at 31 July 2025. Rest is recognised as a Responsible Investment Leader by the Responsible Investment Association Australia (RIAA) in its Responsible Investment Benchmark Report 2022.